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Do NSAIDs Affect Sacroiliitis Visibility on MRI in Axial Spondyloarthritis?

Among patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) who showed active sacroiliitis on MRI after a washout of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), complete resolution of MRI-visible ...
Nature

'MRI-tis' in the early diagnosis of axial SpA: issues and limitations

Sacroiliitis on conventional radiography, a key diagnostic feature of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), often appears only late in the disease course. With the introduction of potent biologic agents that ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis

Panels A through G show images for a 26-year-old man with a 2-year history of inflammatory back pain that was unresponsive to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. A posteroanterior pelvic radiograph ...
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First Scan for Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis: X-rays, MRI, or CT?

BARCELONA, Spain — Data from a prospective imaging study question the use of x-ray radiography first in the diagnostic workup of patients with suspected axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a practice ...